Social Worker Grade 2

Location: Melbourne | Parkville

Job type: Ongoing - Full Time

Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital

**Salary**: $88,467 - $101,691

Occupation: Medical and Nursing

Reference: 12807
- Hub of medical precinct in Parkville, Melbourne
- Friendly and dynamic team
- Salary range of $88,467.60 to $101,691.20 per annum + superannuation + up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits

**About the Role**:
This is a Permanent Full Time (1 EFT) Grade 2 role in the Social Work Department. In this role you will be responsible for providing social and emotional assessment, support and intervention for children and families where issues are identified as impacting on quality of life and outcomes for the child.

**What You'll Achieve**:

- Provide high quality clinical care to children and families presenting to RCH with a broad range of complex medical and psychosocial needs
- Contribute to timely decision making, transition or discharge planning and referral to community providers
- Support and counselling for vulnerable children and families in crisis situations including trauma, family violence, grief and loss
- Engage in quality improvement to enhance exisiting Social Work services to patients and families

Classification for this position will range from SC21 - SC24 Grade 2 Year 1 to Grade 2 Year 4 (FTE base salary $88,467.60 to $101,691.20 per annum, plus superannuation).

**Your Skills and Experience**:

- Social Work Degree from an accredited University/Course
- Eligibility for membership of AASW and meet AASW CPE accreditation standards
- Clinical experience recognised in related field of practice
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

If this sounds like you, click **here** to view the position description.

**About the Department**:
The RCH Social Work Department is a growing team of 46.6 EFT and over 65 employees and is the largest Allied Health team at RCH. Social workers work in collaboration with Medical, Nursing and Allied Health staff across the hospital as well as provide community liaison to ensure delivery of great psychosocial care for patients and families

**What we offer**:

- Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay
- Employee Assistance Program

**Other requirements**:

- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

**Application process**:
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

**The Hospital**:
The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.